title: Recovery from high-intensity training sessions in female soccer players.
abstract: This study quantified the performance recovery time requirements after training sessions using high-intensity soccer drills with and without the ball in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I female soccer players. Recovery time periods (24, 48, 72 hours of rest) from high-intensity soccer training sessions using drills with and without the ball were evaluated. Markers of recovery were each individual's performance relative to baseline performance in countermovement jump (CMJ) height, 5 bound jumps for distance (5BT), 20-m sprint (20SP), session rating of perceived effort (S-RPE), and heart rate (HR). Repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in CMJ performance (p < 0.04) and S-RPE (p < 0.02) after 24 hours of rest but not at 48 or 72 hours compared to baseline. There were no significant differences in 20SP, 5BT, or HR after 24, 48, or 72-hour recovery (p > 0.05). Therefore, high-intensity training drills produced a sufficient conditioning stimulus with little chance of underrecovery for the performance measures we tested. Countermovement jump and S-RPE may be more sensitive performance recovery indicators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Swedish Winter Sports Research Center, Mid Sweden, University, Östersund, Sweden. jesper.sjokvist@sok.se
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sjökvist
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curtner-Smith
authors.forename: Hans-Christer
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Holmberg
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult